Mount Carmel is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
The percentage of adults in Mount Carmel who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 17.17% of the adults in Mount Carmel have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Mount Carmel in 2018 was $29,562, which is lower middle income relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $118,248 for a family of four. However, Mount Carmel contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Mount Carmel home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Mount Carmel residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Mount Carmel include German, English, Irish, French, and Scottish.
The most common language spoken in Mount Carmel is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Korean.
